Including 22 closely related terms such as emissions reduction, emission reductions, and emission reductions.
… sustainability targets, particularly in reducing carbon emissions, which would delay progress towards a more sustainable and climate-resilient future for Wealden. 95. Key environmental and sustainability considerations include: a. Continued reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from local authority operations. b. Co-benefits of implementing further emissions reduction strategies in high-impact…
…, and the agriculture sector was responsible for 21% net emissions. 24. Appendix A provides a detailed assessment of the district wide emissions in 2022. Council Emissions 25. To support local authorities, the Local Government Association (LGA), in collaboration with Local Partnerships and the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), launched a GHG Accounting Tool for Scope 1 and 2 emissions, Scope 3 and Outside…
… of Scope emissions. Descriptions for these can be found in Appendix C. We have aligned the Council’s emission reporting with this LGA accounting tool. 26. Appendix B provides a detailed assessment of the Council's emission reductions for the financial year 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. 27. Scope 1 and 2 emissions are reported together, representing where the Council can have the most control…
… renewable energy across various Council sites, reducing carbon emissions. The Council’s assets, including operational buildings, the crematorium and the retirement living sites generated a total of approximately 275,000 kWh, avoiding a total of 56.9 tonnes of CO2e. 52. Working in partnership with the Greater South East Energy Hub and Innovate UK a soft market test was undertaken to invite innovate…
…. 66. Waste Officers have ensured the continued use of HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) in waste collection and street cleansing vehicles for 2024/25, achieving up to 90% carbon emission reductions compared to diesel while also cutting harmful air pollutants. In 2023, the Council allocated up to £500k from its Climate Change Fund to support HVO use until the current waste contract ends in 2026…